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School discipline: Which Kankakee County districts reported the most tobacco-related suspensions?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 4, 2018

Milford Area Public Schools District 124, Kankakee School District 111 and Manteno Community Unit School District 5 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to tobacco during the 2016-17 school year in Kankakee County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most tobacco-related suspensions?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 4, 2018

Milford Area Public Schools District 124, Kankakee School District 111 and Manteno Community Unit School District 5 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to tobacco during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education Finance & Facilities Committee met September 27.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 3, 2018

Kankakee School District 111 Finance & Facilities Committee met Thursday, Sept. 27.

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City of Momence City Council met September 4

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 3, 2018

City of Momence City Council met 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 4.

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Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met September 24

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 3, 2018

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met 6 p.m. Monday, September 24.

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How much revenue has Manteno CUSD 5 received from local taxpayers?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 3, 2018

The revenue Manteno Community Unit School District 5 received through local taxes increased 11.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of public schools data.

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Bourbonnais SD 53 placed on financial "review" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 3, 2018

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 on its financial "review" list.

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At Cissna Park Senior, 90 percent of students graduate high school; 74 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 3, 2018

About 90 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 90 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Statewide test results: white students score 16.2 points higher at Momence Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 3, 2018

At Momence Junior High School, a 16.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

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80.3 percent of Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elementary teachers stay put; average earns $53,633 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 3, 2018

More than 80.3 percent of teachers stay at Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elementary year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Report: Madigan backs Bradley’s Lisa Dugan with $124,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Bradley State House candidate Lisa Dugan received another $124,361 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Statewide test results: white students score 13.3 points higher at Bradley West Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

At Bradley West Elementary School, a 13.3-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

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At Central, 92 percent of students graduate high school; 70 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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84.6 percent of Bradley Central teachers stay put; average earns $50,519 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

More than 84.6 percent of teachers stay at Bradley Central Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: white students score 27.2 points higher at Lincoln Cultural Center - Montessori Elementary

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

At Lincoln Cultural Center - Montessori Elementary, a 27.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

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How much revenue has Crescent Iroquois CUSD 249 received from local taxpayers?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

The revenue Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249 received through local taxes increased 4.5 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of public schools data.

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School discipline: Which Kankakee County districts reported the most suspensions?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

Kankakee School District 111, Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School District 307 and Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 reported the highest rate of students suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in Kankakee County

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Former state school employee Trueblood paid in $27K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $341K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee Deborah Trueblood, who retired in September 2018, saved $27,406 toward a pension over 4 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Statewide test results: white students score 19.7 points higher at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

At Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, a 19.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

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81.3 percent of Limestone teachers stay put; average earns $44,197 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

More than 81.3 percent of teachers stay at Limestone Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.